On Mon, 11 May 2015 16:05:39 +0100, bm wrote:

"Chris Hogg" wrote in message
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On Mon, 11 May 2015 15:31:20 +0100, "bm" wrote:


"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message
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Do people still worry these days about opening doors across a bedroom
in case the occupant is in a state of dishabille ?

AIUI the door should open to protect the room.

What from?
Ok then, to protect the people in the room from being seen early.
I.e, the door should open inwards into the room and hinged on the side
which gives most limited view. If the door is in the corner then so is
the jamb, hinges are on the other side.
That's how it 'used' to be, dunno about now.

That's certainly true of our late Victorian house built in 1898. It's
not limited to just bedrooms and bathroom, it applies to every room in
the house including the kitchen/dining room extension where the door is
in the middle of the long side of the room formed by extending the back
room into the back garden space.

That door is still hinged on the same side as it was was for the
original room, it's just that the handle side is adjacent to the kitchen
worktop end supporting board which conceals the 'fitted' fridge. It only
'protects' the view of the dining area (original back room), not the
kitchen extension area. However, the door is half glazed with patterned
glass which gives a blurred preview of any occupants that might be sat at
the dining table. Keeping it hinged as per the original door just
happened to be the best option in regard of ingress and egress
requirements.

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Johnny B Good